The Canadian potato-processing company’s plans for the Easton plant are part of a broader sustainability effort that includes training farmers in practices that will enrich their soil.
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Maine lobster at risk of losing a sustainability label over right whale concerns
The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its ‘red list.’
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UMaine-Farmington’s Sustainable Campus Coalition celebrates 20th anniversary
The Sustainable Campus Coalition, founded in 2001, is “an organization of students, faculty, staff and community members” working to reduce the campus’s “environmental impact” and educate the community on sustainability.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Ecomaine’s waste hauling trucks will soon be powered by trash
The company responsible for converting Maine’s trash to electricity is replacing its diesel-powered waste hauling trucks with electric vehicles.
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Craft breweries embrace sustainability along with remarkable growth
Maine’s craft breweries have seen a 32 percent surge over the past five years, but the industry has committed to sustainability measures to protect products and profits.
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Is South Portland the ‘greenest’ city in Maine? It’s a leader, for sure
From building the state’s largest municipal solar array to taking on an international oil company, Maine’s fourth-largest city just might be its most environmentally active.
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Maine could be among first in U.S. to ban plastic bags statewide
With 20 communities already restricting them, and more on the way, the state may take California’s environmental cue.
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Skip grocery shopping this week. Try eating the freezer
What you’ve stashed away could be the makings of an energy-saving dinner.
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Big brands start taking their packaging back
A program provides products in reusable containers that can be returned for a refund.
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With 2019 Farmers’ Almanac soon to debut, Geigers highlight firm’s sustainability
Brothers Gene, left, and Peter Geiger stand near the solar panels at Geiger in Lewiston. The Geigers publish the Farmers’ Almanac. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Pete Geiger, the editor of the Farmers’ Almanac, pauses at the entryway of the 50,000-square-foot fulfillment center at Geiger, the family-owned promotional products company that produces the […]